Title: Mafia Manipulator
A Cocky Hero Club Novel
Authors: TL Reeve & Michele Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 3, 2022
Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward are excited to bring you the Cocky Hero Club: original works from various authors inspired by Keeland and Ward’s New York Times bestselling Cocky Bastard series.
BLURB
Collins Attwood
My parents are dead.
My brother, Lucas, has been shot.
Our world has crumbled down around us, and we have nowhere to go.
For the last year, my brother and I have been on the run hiding from whoever killed our parents. The details are spotty, but Lucas thinks our father stole money from the mob and the day our parents were killed is the same day they came to collect.
I don’t want to believe him, but I don’t have a choice. We’re running out of time and money. If I don’t find us a place to lie low for longer than a month or two, we’re as good as dead, too. Or we would be if I hadn’t stumbled upon a want ad: TUTOR NEEDED.
I didn’t do too bad in college. How hard could it be?
Miceli Daidone
Being the head of the Daidone Family comes with its inherent risks and there are certain aspects of my life I won’t chance.
Ever again.
My daughter, Rocca, is the spitting image of her mother. Every day I am reminded of how, in a single instant, I failed my family.
When Collins Attwood enters my life, I know she’s carrying a burden someone so young shouldn’t be. I also know her real identity. There’s a bounty on her and her brother’s head.
Why? The syndicate of families won’t say—which is troubling.
Asking Collins is a non-starter as well.
Each day she’s in my home, the attraction between us grows harder to ignore. The need to protect her overrules my rationale, making me vulnerable. In order to defend her, I have to earn her trust. Unfortunately, faith doesn’t come easy for someone like me.
For all I know, this could be a trap.
I’ve been given a second chance at love, but in order to open my heart again, I have to know the truth.
They say love is blind.
I suspect it might also be stupid.
Mafia Manipulator is a dark mafia/age gap/enemies to lovers romance inspired by Park Avenue Player.
Renee’s Five Star Review
I received a copy of this book from the publisher/author to review for Stephanie’s Book Reports.
From the moment you pick this book up until you read the last page, you will not be able to lay it down. Collins and Lucas are sister and brother and they have been on the run since their parents were murdered. They have no idea why they were killed and Lucas was injured. They need to find out who is after them and why. But the main goal is to stay alive and hidden to buy themselves some time or they will be dead soon. These two are so tired of running and really just want to have a their normal before it all happened lives back. However, since they don’t know the why and what of their parents death they have not a clue how to accomplish this. While looking for some place to stay that they can buy some times Collins comes across an ad for at Tutor and the opportunity to possibly stay in one place for a while. They obviously are running out of time and money and this could be the opportunity they have been looking for. This leads to her meeting Miceli Diadone who when he meets Collins knows that there is something so familiar about her but he can’t quiet figure it out. These two have so sparks flying for the moment that they meet and the chemistry between them is kindle melting. This is possibly the safest that Collins and Lucas have felt in a very long time but Collins really needs to open up about things to Miceli so that he might be able to help them. But she has no clue that he knows exactly who she really is and that there is a bounty one her head. But, he can’t get the syndicate to tell him way and that really bothers him. He knows that he is falling for her, but will he be able to save her and her brother? You have to read to find out. I devoured this story and loved all these characters so very much. It is a book that will break your heart for Collins and Lucas but it also just might mend it back together by the time you are finished. This book is everything you need in a what the heck is going on smoking hot romance and I loved every single second of it.
PURCHASE LINKS
TL REEVE
TL Reeve, a bestselling, multi-published author was born out of a love of family and a bond that became unbreakable. Living in Alabama, TL misses Los Angeles, and will one day return to the beaches of Southern California. When not writing something hot and sexy, TL can be found curled up with a good book or working on homework with a cute little pixie.
MICHELE RYAN
Michele Ryan is a multi-published author who embraced her creative passion and co-authored several books with fellow author TL Reeve. Michele has also published two solo novellas. Michele is a lifelong resident of the state of New Jersey, along with her husband and three children, whom she refers to as her hobbits. When Michele is not plotting or writing, she can be found either volunteering at her children’s school or reading.
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